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===October 29, 2013=== [[Lylirra]] gave an overview of the Loot 2.0 system and included details about Smart Drops.[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/10388638968?page=3#52] <blue>Better replayability, greater build diversity and balance, and a (more) meaningful item hunt are all core pillars for both the expansion and pre-expansion patch. Those three goals are guiding nearly every decision and change we're making, which includes but is certainly not limited to: smart drops, enchanting, Paragon improvements, loot runs, and the yet-to-be-officially-announced Adventure Mode (which you'll hear more about at BlizzCon). There's also changes like: * Reducing the number of items that drop, but improving their overall quality * Narrowing stat ranges on items (example: instead of rolling 1-100 an item might now roll 80-100) * Breaking item stats into two separate categories -- Primary (stats that directly improve your character's power) and Secondary (stats that provide utility) -- that can roll independently of one another to help avoid scenarios where a stat like Pick-Up Radius is having to compete with stats like Attack Speed or +%damage * Creating Legendary powers that are aimed at not only being mathematically powerful, but also have the opportunity to spawn meaningful and potentially interesting build choices * Plus a boatload of skill tuning that's still very much in-progress.</blue> ===November 3, 2013===
Clarifications from [[Lylirra]].[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/new-diablo-3-legendaries-d3v-content-patch-loot-2-0-and-more]
<blue><font color="#FFFFFF">I hope that at a minimum there will no longer be items with skills enhancement for a particular class that that class can not use (e.g.: WD skill bonuses on a bow).</font color="#FFFFFF"><br>
That’s the spirit of smart drops. In addition, smart drops won’t occur with every single item that drops for you, but when one happens, it will be generally suited for your character (such as getting a larger amount of Intelligence based items on a Witch Doctor or Wizard).
